Foreign delegations pay last respects to former Party chief Do Muoi

Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith shares his sympathy to the loss of former Party leader Do Muoi’s family at the funeral Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith, who is also a Politburo member, led a delegation of the country to the funeral for the Vietnamese former Party chief. Writing in the funeral guest book, the Lao leader expressed profound grief from the party, national assembly, government and front of the country over the passing of Do Muoi, and praised him for his great contributions to the national defence, construction and development of Vietnam, as well as the consolidation and nurture of the friendly and special ties and solidarity between the two nations. The passing of Do Muoi also means the loss of one of the closest friends of Laos, he stressed, describing the former Party chief as a staunch revolutionary and a talented and respectable leader of Vietnam. A delegation of Cambodia led by Deputy Prime Minister Men Sam An to the funeral expressed deep condolences to the Party, Government and people of Vietnam as well as the bereaved family over the passing of Do Muoi. In the funeral guest book, she described this as a loss of a top leader to the Vietnamese Party, Government and people. Meanwhile, a delegation of the Cuban Communist Party led by Secretary of the party Central Committee Olga Lidia Tapia Iglesia and a delegation of the Japanese Communist Party also paid last respect to Do Muoi. Many ambassadors, representatives of foreign countries and international… [Read full story]